Woman Gets New Windpipe In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a trachea. These kinds of transplants are one of the last big transplant challenges. Richard Harris
African Immigrant Health Groups Battle A Transatlantic Tide Of Vaccine Disinformation Efforts to address hesitancy among Black people in America often overlook African immigrants, who get information from friends and family back home through social media platforms such as WhatsApp. Eva Tesfaye
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, called the Save Adolescents From Experimentation Act, or SAFE Act, "a vast government overreach." The legislature could override the veto with a simple majority. Vanessa Romo
COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Has Been Catching On In Lebanon Misinformation about the coronavirus has been catching on easily in Lebanon, where sectarian rivalries leave groups searching for answers that back their world view. Ruth Sherlock
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill To Prevent Treatments For Transgender Youths Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill today that would have stopped doctors in Arkansas from treating transgender youth with hormones, puberty blockers or surgery. Jacqueline Froelich
Court Backlogs During The Pandemic Meant Kids Stayed Longer in Foster Care NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones, about how the pandemic has impacted the foster care system and kept children separated from their parents for longer.
India Breaks Its Single-Day Case Record With More than 100,000 New Infections India is the world's biggest vaccine producer. But it's also where the virus is now spreading fastest. Infections are surging across South Asia. Lauren Frayer
Milwaukee Barbershop Offers Vaccinations Against COVID-19 You can go to the barbershop for a lot of things besides a haircut. Gossip about the neighborhood, to talk politics or sports. At Gee's Clippers in Milwaukee, you can also get your COVID-19 vaccine.
Johnson & Johnson To Oversee Vaccine Production At Baltimore Facility The site was producing substances for both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines. But following a mix-up, the facility will focus solely on producing ingredients for the J&J vaccine. Dustin Jones
How Is The U.S. Vaccination Effort Going? Over 100 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That number is climbing by about 3 million daily. We hear the latest information on how well the vaccines are working. Joe Palca